TomS
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| posted on 7-7-2017 at 11:26 PM |
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Austin Aries released
No details, just a "best of luck in his future endeavors"...
http://www.wwe.com/article/austin-aries-released
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nOOb
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| posted on 7-7-2017 at 11:55 PM |
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I take it Aries wanted to be more than just a cruiserweight and Vince felt the exact opposite. I just hope that he stays far away from TNA.
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CamstunPWG187
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| posted on 7-8-2017 at 12:28 AM |
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How does a man who just had a WRESTLEMANIA title shot and two subsequent PPV title matches just get released?
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denverpunk
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Maybe I should look up some Impact videos, but Aries never did much for me in WWE.
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Matte
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I thought his little break after losing the CW Title matches was going to be his transition from the CW division to the actual roster. Apparently not.
Kind of sucks.
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CCharger
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| posted on 7-8-2017 at 02:44 AM |
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I don't know if it's related, but Aries just published a book on vegan eating. It was released today in book stores. Writing books and
making speaking engagements is certainly less stress on the body than wrestling.
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janerd75
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| posted on 7-8-2017 at 02:50 AM |
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Gaaaaaaaaaaad IT! Dude was gold on the mic. I saw him as very Punk-like (both in-ring and backstage) which makes me wonder if that ultimately was
his undoing. 
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GodEatGod
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| posted on 7-8-2017 at 05:46 AM |
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If people were down on Finn Balor for his size, he looks like Big Show next to Aries. Dude is straight short.
He's a really good talent, but on the upper side of the age range and yeah, clearly not destined to get a big push. If he can't win the CW
title, he's definitely not going to contend for the IC belt. Some guys make more money on the indies or maybe he's just got enough that
he'd rather go be a big fish in a smaller pond. Nothing wrong with that.
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CamstunPWG187
Man of a Thousand Holds
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| posted on 7-9-2017 at 12:38 AM |
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Aries should go to Japan. He's gonna be way to expensive for indies now and he's good enough to be in New Japan, but if it's true
about his attitude problems...well....good luck, man.
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salmonjunkie
Best There Is Was or Ever Will Be 
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I never understood what made him "The Greatest Man Alive". What was the point of that nickname?
He's a damn good worker, but as a personality, he never really did it for me.
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Slade
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| posted on 7-9-2017 at 01:23 PM |
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I will echo Sal's sentiments.
I'm more than happy to watch an Austin Aries match. However, there is nothing special about Aries as a character.
Twenty years ago, I might have thought losing a worker of his calibre would have sucked, but there are so many quality workers in the business today
that having Aries leave is no great loss.
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First 9
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Eh, the WWE environment is a shitty place to work in so it's a given every now and then somebody will choose peace of mind over the money or
just won't gel with the walk on eggshells feeling.
His personality shined a lot more in TNA than what WWE showed. ''The Greatest Man Alive'' was a ludicrous self given nickname
from an asshole heel which everybody accepted as the legit thing as he turned face. Same deal as AJ's ''Face that runs the
place'' nickname.
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salmonjunkie
Best There Is Was or Ever Will Be
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| posted on 7-9-2017 at 08:50 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by First 9
His personality shined a lot more in TNA than what WWE showed. ''The Greatest Man Alive'' was a ludicrous self given nickname
from an asshole heel which everybody accepted as the legit thing as he turned face.
I think that's the problem - my WWE introduction to his character was mostly as a face, and it made no sense to me why a face would have that
nickname. At least, when AJ became "The Face That Runs The Place" as a heel and then kept it as a face, it all happened in context of his WWE
timeline.
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Chris Is Good517
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For all of the stuff you hear about Aries being a bit of a dick, when I took my oldest daughter to Mania in Dallas (she was 8 at the time) we met
Aries at Axxess and you couldn't have asked to meet a more friendly, pleasant dude. He took a few minutes and talked to my kid like she was the
coolest person he'd ever met and she absolutely adored him for it, and I'll always respect the shit out of him for that. I know you could
say "well they HAVE to be nice to fans" but Emma sure didn't get that memo. But yes, as noted, dude is shorter in person than he looks on TV.
Pretty short-sighted of WWE in my eyes to not at least give him a test run against, like, Miz or somebody before letting him go, but the indy/not-WWE
scene is super hot again. Aries vs. Cody for the ROH title, Aries vs. Okada, Aries vs. Naito are all possibilities now. He'll be okay and I
wouldn't even be too terribly surprised to see him get another run since his girl just signed with them.
[Edited on 7-10-2017 by Chris Is Good517]
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Paddlefoot
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| posted on 7-11-2017 at 12:17 AM |
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A promo binge between Aries and Miz would have been a lot of damn fun. Even if he has an "attitude" (what does that even mean and who in this
business doesn't have one anyway?) what he could have brought in terms of promos and wrestling should have outweighed it. Another WWE screw up
and the shame of it is that right now they're so loaded with talent right now they don't even have to care.
You know, everyone says it's not supposed to make sense, like that's the whole point, dude. And I'm just saying, you know,
that's like an excuse for lazy storytelling. Just don't sell me shite and tell me it's gold, all right? I might be stoned, but
I'm not high. You know what I mean?
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SaiyaJinDX
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| posted on 7-12-2017 at 04:48 PM |
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This one makes me really sad. Austin Aries has been one of my favorite wrestlers over the last decade. I followed his runs in ROH and TNA closely
and thought he was fantastic in the ring and was great on the mic as well.
Unfortunately, he barely got to show off any of those mic skills in NXT/WWE, which was unfortunate, bc as someone said earlier, he had the CM Punk
vibe to him (in the past I've said, some of his attitude/promos reminded me of Stone Cold Steve Austin in how he can have the crowd eating out
of the palm of his hand, especially as a tweener).
I point out the "Golden Snack Cakes" promo in ROH from their Supercard of Honor V show (it's about an hour and 18 mins into the event) for how
good he could be. Unfortunately, the link I had no longer works, but maybe one of you could find it (or have it).
I know this won't be a big loss for the WWE itself, as the train will keep on rolling and I'm sure Aries himself will land on his feet bc
he could most likely easily go to NJPW and make good money between there and the indys. I'm just saddened by the lost potential. I could
imagine the promos/matches with guys like the Miz, Ambrose, Owens, etc.
Such a shame that no one in the writing team could figure something out for him.
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CamstunPWG187
Man of a Thousand Holds
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| posted on 7-12-2017 at 06:38 PM |
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I'm sure the team wanted to have fun with him, but if I were to guess, Vince finally walked up to him and just got turned off by his height and
said something to the rest of creative that let them know that Aries ain't a Vince guy.
I've always liked him. Hell, he is one half of the most ridiculous spot I've ever seen live (avalanche Canadian Destroyer from Petey
Williams at Glory By Honor 8, Danielsons last ROH show). He's a class performer and he's always a treat to watch.
Have a good time in NJPW, Aries.
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CCharger
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| posted on 7-12-2017 at 06:59 PM |
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The rumor crap version is that Aries complained a little too loudly about not receiving royalties from Wrestlemania because his match was bumped to
the pre-show. This, combined with him not being well-liked by the rest of the roster due to his attitude, was the reason he was let go.
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SaiyaJinDX
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What I heard is that the pre-show wasn't included in the WM DVD/Blu-ray, so he wouldn't be getting any of those royalties.
I would be upset about that myself. Heck, as a fan I'd be annoyed to buy a Blu-ray of the show and not get the whole event (yes, it includes
the HoF and other stuff, but still, the pre-show IS part of the show).
So I don't blame him about complaining about that one. That could have easily been fixed and made a multi-disk set (which it should be from the
start). Lame to screw over the talent with that.
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GodEatGod
Man of a Thousand Holds
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quote:
Originally posted by SaiyaJinDX
What I heard is that the pre-show wasn't included in the WM DVD/Blu-ray, so he wouldn't be getting any of those royalties.
I would be upset about that myself. Heck, as a fan I'd be annoyed to buy a Blu-ray of the show and not get the whole event (yes, it includes
the HoF and other stuff, but still, the pre-show IS part of the show).
So I don't blame him about complaining about that one. That could have easily been fixed and made a multi-disk set (which it should be from the
start). Lame to screw over the talent with that.
I can see being upset about it. But being vocal about that upset is obviously just going to get you in trouble when you're at the level Aries
was in the company. The HHH/Vince response is basically going to be "You're lucky you were there at all". Again, not saying that's the
right response, but it's certainly predictable. I know there's the story from Jericho's book about standing up for himself to Vince
and how it can pay off, but, well, Austin Aries is no Chris Jericho.
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